IATA Airline Finance Internship Program | Participating Universities

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Concordia University Undergraduate, MSc & MBA Programmes focusing on market-value full Start 1-Jan/1-May/1-Sep or as
Montreal Canada 4 months 8 months
John Molson School of Business finance time salary agreed
recommended

MSc Finance and Management; MSc Air Transport

United Start May/September or as
Cranfield University Cranfield
Kingdom
Management; MSc Airport Planning and n/a n/a 11 months
agreed
Management

All business administration, finance or accounting

Chinese University of Hong Hong Kong Allowance is Start 1-Jan/1-Mar/1-Jun/1-
Hong Kong related disciplines, MSc Finance, MBA, Master in 2 months 11 months
Kong Business School SAR, China recommended Sep/1-Dec or as agreed
Management

Business Administration, Logistics & Supply Chain

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Daytona Beach, United States Management, Finance, Technical Management, MBA, Lodging & market pay Start 1-Jan/1-May/1-Jul/1-Sep
2 months 3 months
University Florida of America Information Systems, Leadership, Engineering preferred or as agreed
Management, Project Management
Most students are available for
Allowance/Salary
summer internships; consulting
HEC Montreal Montreal Canada Bachelor of commerce, MSc, MBA focusing on finance required. Grants n/a 11 months
field team project: mid-March
available
to end of April

Michael Smurfit Graduate Experience

Business School Dublin Ireland MSc Aviation Finance dependent and 3 months 11 months Start in June
University College Dublin market driven

Nanyang Business School SGD $1000 (USD 765)

Nanyang Technological Singapore Singapore Accountancy per month 2 months 3 months May to July
University recommended

Rotterdam School of (International) Business Administration, Accounting &

Can apply for the
The Financial Management, Finance & Investments Start 1-Jan/1-May/1-Jun/1-Aug
Management Rotterdam
Netherlands (Advanced), Business Information Management,
Erasmus+ grant if 6 weeks 6 months
or as agreed
Erasmus University internship is abroad
Strategic Management

BSc Management, Finance Minor (open to Can apply for the

Sabanci University Istanbul Turkey undergraduate students with various majors), Erasmus+ grant if 3 months 11 months Start in June
Masters in Finance, MBA internship is abroad

University of Namibia Windhoek Namibia MSc & MBA Programmes focusing on finance n/a 6 months 11 months
Concordia
University
Montreal, Canada

Concordia University took the top spot Facts & Figures

in Canada and second place in North Founded in......................................................................................1974
America's “Next 50 under 50” list in Total Student Population.......................................................46,000
2017, published by the highly reputed Program level..................................Undergraduate or graduate
QS World University Rankings. Internship compulsory..................................................................No
Onsite mentor required................................................................Yes
Concordia's John Molson School of
Student report required................................................................Yes
Business is consistently ranked within
Student assessment required......................................................No
the top ten Canadian business schools,
Recommended allowance…………………………………60-80% of
and within the top 100 worldwide.
market-value full time salary
Concordia also has a history of
relationships with ICAO, ACI, CANSO
and other international aviation
agencies and looks forward to expand Program level Area of Study
its partnership network.
Undergraduate Finance
The business school is committed to
academic excellence in teaching and Graduate (MSc & MBA) Finance
research. It was the first in Montreal to
receive accreditation from the
Association to Advance Collegiate
Schools of Business (AACSB), thus
ranking it among other leading
business schools such as Harvard,
Wharton, and Northwestern.
www.concordia.ca

Internship duration: 4-8 months Mr. Claude Martel Director,

Institute for Co-operative Education
Student Availability: Start 1-Jan/1-May/1-Sep claude.martel@concordia.ca

Start Start Start

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Cranfield
University
Cranfield,
United Kingdom

Cranfield University, founded in 1946 as the Facts & Figures

College of Aeronautics, is a British Founded in......................................................................................1946
postgraduate and research-based public Total Student Population..........................................................4,000
university specializing in science, Program level.........................................................................Graduate
engineering, technology and management. Internship compulsory...................................................................No
Onsite mentor required.................................................................No
In 2015-2016, around 4,000 students were
Student report required.................................................................No
enrolled from over 100 countries.
Student assessment required......................................................No
The University is a five times winner of the Recommended allowance………………………..………………...…n/a
Queen's Anniversary Prize in Further and
Higher Education - the highest honor for a
UK academic institution.
Cranfield is one of the UK's top five
commercial-research intensive Universities Program level Area of Study
(alongside Oxford, Cambridge, Imperial and
UCL) and in the top 1% of institutions in Graduate (MSc) Finance and Management
the world for alumni who hold CEO Air Transport Management
positions at the world's top companies. Airport Planning and Management
The University also owns and operates its
own airport, Air Navigation Service Provider
and flight operations department which
includes a Jetstream 31 flying classroom.
www.cranfield.ac.uk

Internship duration: up to 11 months

Student Availability: Full time students start
individual research projects in May, which may
coincide with an internship. Otherwise, program
concludes in August. Part-time programs have Mr. Graham Braithwaite
several starting points depending on course and Director, Transport Systems
point of delivery (UK/Muscat/Singapore) g.r.braithwaite@cranfield.ac.uk

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 CUHK Business
School
The Chinese University of
Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR

The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Facts & Figures
(CUHK) is a public research university
Founded in.......................................................................................1963
formally established in 1963 with
Total Student Population.......................................................20,000
enrollments of 16,600+ undergraduates
Program level...................................Undergraduate or graduate
and 3500+ postgraduate students (as of
Internship compulsory...................................................................No
Dec 31, 2016).
Onsite mentor required................................................................Yes
CUHK Business School is among the eight Student report required.................................................................No
faculties of CUHK, and is a leading Student assessment required.......................................................No
business school and a pioneer in business Recommended allowance………Allowance is recommended.
education in Hong Kong. Established in Note that Local Statutory Minimum Wage may apply.
Hong Kong in 1963, it is the first business
school to offer BBA, MBA and Executive
MBA programs in the region.
The School has about 4,400 full-time and Program level Area of Study
part-time students and has the largest
business school alumni network in Hong Undergraduate All business administration,
Kong, with over 34,000 alumni worldwide. finance or accounting related
disciplines (BSc, BBA)
Ms. Maily Liu Graduate MSc Finance, MBA, Master in
Senior Manager, Student Management (MiM)
Development and Career Planning
mailyliu@baf.cuhk.edu.hk

Internship duration: 2-11 months

(depends on program and student’s
immigration status in Hong Kong)

Student Availability: depends on program

and if internship is full-time or part-time

Start (4-6 months) Start (2-3 months) Start (3-4 months)

Undergraduate Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Start (3-4 months) Start (3 months) Start (3 months) Start (3-4 mos.)
MSc Finance Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Sep-May (up to 5 mos. part-time) Start (3 mos. full-time) Sep-May (up to 5 mos. part-time)
MBA Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Start (3 months)
MiM Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Embry-Riddle
Aeronautical
University
Daytona Beach, Florida,
USA

Founded in 1925, Embry-Riddle

Facts & Figures
Aeronautical University (ERAU) enrolls
Founded in.......................................................................................1925
nearly 31,000 students and offers
Total Student Population.......................................................31,000
more than 80 degrees at the
Program level...................................Undergraduate or graduate
associate, bachelor's, master's, and
Internship compulsory...................................................................No
Ph.D. level in aviation, applied science,
Onsite mentor required................................................................Yes
business, computer science and
Student report required................................................................Yes
technology, engineering, security /
Student assessment required......................................................Yes
intelligence / safety, and space.
Recommended allowance.…………………….Lodging preferred;
ERAU is consistently recognized for its market pay preferred
innovative and student centric
outcomes resulting in achieving the
coveted rank of #1 (2017) and #2
(2018) for online bachelor’s programs
by U.S. News and World Report. Program level Area of Study
More information about ERAU can be Undergraduate Business Administration, Logistics &
found at https://erau.edu/ (BSc) Supply Chain Management, Finance,
Technical Management
Graduate MBA, Information Systems,
(MSc & MBA) Leadership, Engineering
Management, Project Management

Dr. Maneesh Sharma

Dean and Professor of Finance,
College of Business
sharmam4@erau.edu

Internship duration: 9-12 weeks

Student Availability: Internships
coincide with ongoing 9-week terms.

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HEC Montréal
Montreal, Canada

Founded in 1907, HEC Montréal is one Facts & Figures

of the largest business schools in the Founded in........................................................................................1907
world. It is listed among the top 100 Total Student Population.........................................................13,400
business schools globally according to Program level..........................................................................Graduate
many prestigious ranking agencies Internship compulsory................................Yes (for MSc & MBA)
including Business Week, Forbes, QS, Onsite mentor required...................................................................No
Eduniversal, Times Higher Education Student report required...................................................................No
and Financial Times, no matter what Student assessment required........................................................No
ranking criteria they use (employability Recommended allowance…Salary required, grants available
of Alumni, research output, student
satisfaction, value for money).
The School fosters innovation and
provides a breeding ground for
innovative pedagogy, new programs Program level Area of Study
and research developments.
Graduate (MSc, MBA) Finance
At the crossroads of continents and
cultures, HEC Montréal has earned an
enviable reputation in French-speaking
countries and throughout the world,
opening doors, building bridges and
forging ties. Rooted in a multilingual
and multicultural environment, it
extends its network of collaboration
and influence across borders to give
students a learning experience that
faithfully reflects today’s business world.
www.hec.ca/en

Mr. Guy Benoit

Director, Customized Business Services
guy.benoit@hec.ca
Internship duration: up to 11 months

Student Availability: TBD between Airlines and HEC. Most students are available for summer
internships; consulting field team project: mid-March to end of April
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Michael Smurfit
Graduate
Business School
University College Dublin,
Ireland

Part of University College Dublin, Ireland’s largest

Facts & Figures
University, UCD Smurfit is Ireland’s leading Business
Founded in..............................................................1854
School, and one of an elite group of schools
Total Student Population..............................33,000
worldwide to hold the Triple Crown of Accreditation
Program level……………………........Undergraduate
from EQUIS, AACSB and AMBA. Its MSc degrees are
and graduate
consistently ranked in the world’s top 100 by the
Internship compulsory..........................................No
Financial Times and The Economist Intelligence Unit.
Onsite mentor required.......................................Yes
The MSc Finance is rated 34th globally.
Student report required.......................................Yes
An aviation hub, Ireland is a globally-oriented, open Student assessment required.............................No
economy which is reflected in the School’s ethos and Recommended allowance…………..….Experience
class make-up. In 2017/18 over half of students were Dependent &
of international origin. UCD Smurfit offers an Market Driven
extensive range of specialist and general Business
Master’s degrees for business and non-business
graduates.
Ireland is home to many global leaders in the airline Program level Area of Study
and aviation finance world, and, with the support and
active participation of aviation industry leaders, UCD Graduate (MSc Aviation Finance
Smurfit has developed the only MSc Aviation Finance and MBA)
programme available in Europe. Sponsors include
Aercap, GECAS, Avolon, SMBC Aviation Capital,
Safran, KPMG and Citi.
Graduates leave equipped with the tools to succeed
in the business world. Over 90% of MSc Aviation
Finance students complete internships within the
airline and aviation finance industries.
UCD Website: www.ucd.ie

Patrick Blaney Chairman, MSc Aviation

Internship duration: 12 weeks-11 months Finance Program - pblaney@ucd.ie
Tom Conlon Associate Professor Banking &
Student Availability: Start in June (typically) or in
Finance, Academic Director MSc Aviation
January (students completing degree over 2 years)
Finance - conlon.thomas@ucd.ie
Start
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Nanyang
Business School
Nanyang Technological
University,
Singapore

The Nanyang Business School offers Facts & Figures

one of the world's top 100 MBA Founded in......................................................................................1991
programmes. It is the only business Total Student Population.......................................................31,000
school in Singapore and one of only Program level............................................................Undergraduate
three in Asia to be awarded both the Internship compulsory..................................................................Yes
EQUIS (European Quality Improvement Onsite mentor required................................................................Yes
System) and AACSB (Association to Student report required................................................................Yes
Advance Collegiate Schools of Business) Student assessment required.....................................................Yes
accreditations – international hallmarks Recommended monthly allowance......SGD 1,000 (USD 765)
of quality.
NBS also offers three-year direct
Honours degree programs in
Accountancy and Business.
Program level Area of Study
The business school’s total student
population is 4,000, with over 1,000 Undergraduate Accountancy
MBA, Finance and Accounting graduate
and undergraduate students.
Nanyang Business School and IATA are
already partnering on an Advanced
Management Program in Aviation
and Air Transport.
During the internship, students will be
supervised by a member of NTU
(faculty or career services staff), while
the airline will provide an online
evaluation of their performance at the
end of the internship.
www.nbs.ntu.edu.sg

Mr. Thomas Seet

Assistant Director, Career Services
Internship duration: 10-12 weeks thomasseet@ntu.edu.sg
Student Availability: 14 May - 21 July

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Rotterdam
School of
Management
Erasmus University
Rotterdam, Netherlands

The Rotterdam School of Management

Facts & Figures
(RSM) is one of the 7 faculties of
Founded in......................................................................................1913
Erasmus University. For over 45 years,
Total Student Population.......................................................28,000
RSM has firmly established its
Program level..................................Undergraduate or graduate
reputation as one of Europe’s leading
Internship compulsory...............................No (most programs)
business schools.
...Yes (MSc Fin. & Investments Adv.)
Long before ‘global’ became an Onsite mentor required................................................................Yes
important descriptor for business Student report required................................................................Yes
education, RSM’s students, faculty and Student assessment required......................................................No
staff were already reflecting the Recommended allowance…interns can apply for Erasmus+
diversity of the globalizing world and grant if internship is abroad
developing the school into a force for
positive change.
Just like its host country, one of the
world's most renowned and open
Program level Area of Study
minded international trading nations,
RSM has continued to expand and Undergraduate Business Administration
internationalize, cementing its status as (BSc) International Business Administration
one of Europe’s most international
and innovative business schools. Graduate (MSc) Accounting & Financial Management
Finance & Investments
www.rsm.nl
Finance & Investments Advanced
Business Information Management
Ms. Frieda Franke
Senior Employer Relations Manager
ffranke@rsm.nl

Internship duration: 6 weeks-6 months

Student Availability: BSc: August-January; MSc Finance
nce
ce &
Investments Advanced: May-October; MSc Business
Information Management: January-June (part time with
th thesis);
other MSc programs: after June

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Sabancı
University
Istanbul, Turkey

Sabancı is a foundation university that has Facts & Figures

been recognized through numerous national Founded in......................................................................................1996
and international rankings. Total Student Population.........................................................5,000
Program level..................................Undergraduate or graduate
The Sabancı School of Management holds
Internship compulsory..................................................................Yes
the AACSB International Accreditation, a
Onsite mentor required................................................................Yes
mark of excellence for business schools. The
Student report required.................................................................No
Financial Times ranking for Europe’s best
Student assessment required......................................................Yes
management schools includes Sabancı. The
Recommended allowance…interns can apply for Erasmus+
school has also a strategic alliance with
grant if internship is abroad
Columbia Business School.
• 2016: 10th worldwide in Times Higher
Education (THE)’s list of small universities
that teach and research across more than Program level Area
Are of Study
four disciplines
Undergraduate (BSc) Management, Finance,
• 2015-2017: Turkey’s most innovative
and entrepreneurial university in the Economics
Turkish Ministry of Science, Industry and Graduate (MSc & MBA) Finance, MBA
Technology’s University Entrepreneurship
and Innovation Index.
• 2017: named top institution of Istanbul by
QS (Quacquarelli Symonds)
• 2017: ranked by Financial Times Europe as
71st of 100 best Management Faculties
and 48th Executive MBA
• 2018: 18th by THE "Top Universities in
BRICS & Emerging Economies Rankings“,
38th by THE Asian Universities and 48th
of Young Universities
www.sabanciuniv.edu/en
Ms. Şule Yalçın Manager, Alumni
Internship duration: 2+ months Relations & Career Development
suleyalcin@sabanciuniv.edu
Student Availability: Start in June
Start
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University of
Namibia
Windhoek, Namibia

The University of Namibia (UNAM) is

Facts & Figures
the largest and leading public
Founded in......................................................................................1992
institution of higher education in the
Total Student Population.......................................................25,000
country.
Program level.........................................................................Graduate
It ranks as one of the top African Internship compulsory...................................................................No
Universities. In 2006, the Professional Onsite mentor required.................................................................No
Management Review of South Africa Student report required................................................................Yes
rated UNAM as the best higher Student assessment required......................................................No
education institution in Namibia. Recommended allowance………………………………………….....n/a
As UNAM celebrated its 25th
anniversary in 2017, it prides itself for
having produced over 37,085
graduates who serve the country and
world in various sectors of the
economy with most occupying Program level Area of Study
prominent positions in government Graduate (MSc and MBA) Finance
and the private sector.
www.unam.edu.na

Ms. Lovisa Nghipandulwa

Industry and Cooperative Education
Coordinator
knghipandulwa@unam.na

Internship duration: 6-11 months

Student Availability: TBD between
Airlines and UNAM

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